Most of your requests (clarifications, questions about upcoming deadlines, projects, etc.) should be publicly asked on Piazza, so that
other students can benefit from Q&As.

If you need to ask me something personal (that does not apply to the entire class), then you can send me an email. If you need to reach me through email,
make sure your title starts with "[CSE 361]" (without the quotes). Mislabeled or unlabeled emails will, most likely, not be read.

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Class Description

In this class, we will together explore the concepts behind web security. We will look at the core principles behind secure (and insecure) systems and how these principles apply to web applications. We will learn how the web works, how to find vulnerabilities, how attackers compromise web applications, and how to avoid these vulnerabilities when implementing and deploying your own web applications.

The course will consist of lectures, hands-on labs (likely done on the laptops of the students in class), a few select paper presentations by teams of students, and one (or two) small projects.

The Tangled Web: A Guide to Securing Modern Web Applications, by Michal Zalewski

Requirements and Grading

Subject to minor tweaks throughout the semester.

Lab Participation and Lab Assignments: 10% Show up at the labs, actively pursue the task given, (continuing to work from home if required), writing reports as requested.

Article/Research Paper Summaries and In-class Presentations: 10% Read and summarize web articles on attacks and defenses as well as research papers.

Class Project: 30% Class project will involve coding a system/mechanism for defense or attack purposes. More details will come soon. Apart from the projects that I will provide, you are welcome (maybe even encouraged) to come up with novel ideas and discuss them with me

Midterm: 15% Brief, in class exam, covering about half of the lectures and studied papers

Misc

Note: If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, please contact the staff in the Disabled Student Services office (DSS), Room 133, Humanities, 632-6748v/TDD. DSS will review your concerns and determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation of disability are confidential.

Note: Each student must pursue his or her academic goals honestly and be personally accountable for all submitted work. Representing another person's work as your own is always wrong. Any suspected instance of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Academic Judiciary. For more comprehensive information on academic integrity, including categories of academic dishonesty, please refer to the academic judiciary website at http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/academic_integrity/.